The White Sister (1933 film)

The White Sister
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Victor Fleming
Produced by	Hunt Stromberg
Written by	F. M. Crawford (novel) Walter Hackett (play) Donald Ogden Stewart
Music by	Herbert Stothart
Cinematography	William H. Daniels
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	April 14, 1933 (1933-04-14)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English / German

The White Sister is a 1933 American romantic drama film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Clark Gable and Helen Hayes. It was based on the 1909 novel by F. Marion Crawford. It was previously filmed in 1923, with Lillian Gish and Ronald Colman.

Plot

Helen Hayes plays an Italian aristocrat who spurns the potential husband chosen by her father in favor of a handsome army lieutenant (Clark Gable). When her lover is reported killed in World War I, Hayes renounces the world to become a nun. After she takes her vows, the lieutenant shows up very much alive. He implores her to give up the order, but she refuses. The lieutenant is later injured in a bombing raid; he dies, with Hayes lovingly at his side.

Cast

• Helen Hayes as Angela Chiaromonte
• Clark Gable as Giovanni Severi
• Lewis Stone as Prince Guido Chiaromonte
• Louise Closser Hale as Mina Bernardo
• May Robson as Mother Superior
• Edward Arnold as Father Saracinesca
• Alan Edwards as Ernesto Traversi

External links

• The White Sister at the Internet Movie Database
• The White Sister at AllRovi